Grey’s Anatomy: Scoop on how Meredith deals with Lexie’s death in season 9 from TVLine’s Michael Ausiello

Here’s some scoop on Grey’s Anatomy from this week’s (Posted on 9/4/12) Ask Ausiello column.

Question: How will Meredith deal with Lexie’s death on Grey’s Anatomy? —BP

Ausiello: She deals with it by throwing herself into her work — and taking a hard line with the fresh crop of interns. “I don’t know if she’s angrier or meaner, but she’s a lot more no-nonsense,” explains exec producer Shonda Rhimes. “She doesn’t have a lot of patience for less than perfect. She’s very good at what she does, and after her experience in the woods, takes saving lives very, very seriously.” Mer won’t be in denial forever though. Rhimes tells me that there’s a “lovely episode” coming up where Mer is forced to deal with the loss. “We sort of build to the idea where Meredith, who tends to clamp down because that’s her way, finally has a moment when she really mourns.”

This is one of the more emotional story lines in Grey’s Anatomy history. Like most deaths dealt with in Grey Anatomy, I bet Meredith will eventually hit a wall and break down. Any takers?

Grey’s Anatomy returns in 22 days on Thursday September 27, 2012 at 9pm on only on ABC. The Shonda Rhimes created show returns with Ellen Pompeo, Sandra Oh, and Patrick Dempsey.